The 13 Best Hanoi Countryside Tours

1.Hanoi City Tour Highlight, Train Street Combine visit Countryside

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 925 reviews · from $59Our pick

Ride through Hanoi in an open-air jeep with a local guide such as Charlie, Linh, Dave, Tyson, or Henry. Visit Ba Dinh Square, West Lake, Banana Island, Van Nien Pagoda, Thang Long Citadel, and Train Street, then finish with Vietnamese lunch.

“Linh gave us an amazing experience travelling through all the notable and historic areas in hanoi city. She was very friendly and kind to us. 10/10”

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2.Hanoi Countryside Motorbike Tour: Red River Culture & Daily Life

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 681 reviews · from $55

Ride behind an English-speaking guide such as Nam, Snow, Q, or Tam on a vintage Minsk through Hanoi’s streets and Red River countryside. Choose a Co Loa or Bat Trang route, meet local residents, try pottery, and enjoy food and drinks during this 4.5-hour outing.

“You don’t have to spend much time in Hanoi before you realize how challenging the traffic situation appears to be. This tour gives you the opportunity to be right in the thick of it! I got to take this tour with John, Dory, Tran, and the tour agency owner Tommy. We had a blast! I was picked up at my hotel, from there we made our way through the streets of the Old Quarter before heading across town and out into the fields. We passed through fields of banana trees, kumquat trees, papaya trees, corn, and vegetables. After a quick breakfast of Vietnamese pancakes and tea, we visited a residential…”

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3.Hanoi Jeep City Highlight, Backstreet, Train Street, Countryside

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 666 reviews · from $55

Ride an open-air army Jeep through Hanoi’s Old Quarter, French Quarter, Ba Dinh Square, West Lake, Red River island, and countryside backroads. You’ll visit a local family, stop at Van Nien Pagoda and B52 Lake, and finish at Train Street, with lunch, hotel pickup, guide, and water included.

“Good trip and we saw a lot of the city. I would have liked to have gone to the train track - even for photos. That didn’t happen. Also, one guest was late by around 10mins+ and we waited in the car. Be prepared for air pollution! Overall, good tour guide.”

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4.Hanoi Jeep Tour: Red River Countryside Culture & Daily Life

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 536 reviews · from $57

Ride a Vietnam Army Legend Jeep from Hanoi’s Old Quarter into Red River farmland, choosing Co Loa’s ancient citadel or Bat Trang’s ceramic workshops. Your English-speaking guide, perhaps Bee, Hannah, John, Sim, or Louis, leads a small group of up to 10, with food and drinks included.

“Great trip. Our guide - Sim - was very professional and funny. The country side is beautiful and peaceful very different from the rushing in Hanoi.”

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5.Hanoi Jeep Tour: Red River Countryside+ Backstreet+ Train-street

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 338 reviews · from $57

Join a small group of up to six for a four-hour Hanoi Jeep ride with an English-speaking guide and local driver. Visit Red River countryside, West Lake, Bay Mau Lake, Train Street, and city landmarks, then finish with Vietnamese food and drinks at Hidden Gem Café.

“Fantastic tour! Great to see some of the backstreet of Hanoi. Tuna and Mr S were so wonderful and full of knowledge! Highly recommended tour!”

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6.Hanoi Bicycle Tours: Half Day Bicycle Tours Hanoi Countryside

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 322 reviews · from $59

Ride from Hanoi into the Red River countryside with guides such as Brian, Perry, Hoa, or Thomas. Expect city traffic, Long Bien Bridge, rice fields, a broom workshop, bonsai gardens, local drinks, lunch, and a small group capped at 15 people.

“We loved the scooter ride to the starting point through the Hanoi streets. We felt safe riding in the traffic with team of scooters guiding us when we got on our bikes. Our guide gave us real insights into Hanoi life and culture at all the stops. Our favourite was the Doctor’s home and garden.”

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7.Hanoi Jeep City Tour combine Countryside Train Street, Hidden Gem

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 181 reviews · from $53

Spend 4.5 hours in a private army Jeep with an English-speaking guide such as Henri, exploring Hanoi’s narrow lanes, rural edges, Long Bien Bridge, Train Street, West Lake, and major landmarks. Hotel pickup, entrance fees, lunch, water, and rain ponchos are included.

“Such a great tour. The tour had to be adapted due to the National Day celebrations and it was worth it. Saw a different side to Hanoi when visiting the farm. What a stark contrast in the way we live. Lots of contrasts in the places we visited, Read more”

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8.Red River Delta Countryside+ Rural Villages, rice Paddies fields

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 134 reviews · from $79

Ride from Hanoi’s Old Quarter in an open-air army jeep with an English-speaking guide and experienced driver. Visit Co Loa Citadel, village pagodas, rice fields, farms, and Red River Delta lanes. Lunch, entry fees, water, snacks, and hotel pickup are included. The tour lasts about 4.5 hours.

“Great bumpy ride in an old Russian jeep! The guide was excellent and shared so much knowledge. After being given a good lunch, we went out into the countryside for a long way! We stopped for a sugarcane iced drink before finishing the tour. On the way back to Hanoi, the guide bought us an egg coffee - which was fantastic! A great tour.,”

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9.Hanoi Vespa Countryside Tour With Female Ao Dai Riders Half Day

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 117 reviews · from $58

Spend five hours on a Vespa with a female English-speaking rider such as Linh, Ginger, or Gina. Leave Hanoi’s traffic behind for rice fields, vegetable farms, village life, pagodas, Banana Island, and Co Loa Citadel, with lunch, water, fuel, entrance fees, and hotel pickup included.

“Visited many places that I would not have known without a guide motorbike, my favourite was the banana island where you see local farmers growing vegetables. Also pagodas and lakes. Linh was a great guide, very friendly and helpful”

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10.Half-Day Bicycle Tour Combine City & Countryside + Train Street

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 107 reviews · from $49Best value

Ride a mountain bike through Hanoi’s Old Quarter, across Long Bien Bridge, beside West Lake, past Ba Dinh Square, and toward Train Street. An English-speaking guide, helmet, water, egg coffee, snack, and rain poncho are included. Guides Alex and Charlie have earned praise for their energy and local stories.

“Alex was a great guide and person! We had a blast in the tour. It’s a bit intimidating at first when you get on the bike in the city, but you gain confidence fast. Alex was knowledgeable and had great info.”

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11.Hanoi Sidecar Tour: Hanoi Countryside Food, Culture & Daily Life

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 100 reviews · from $59

Leave Hanoi by car, then ride a Vespa sidecar through farms, orchards, bonsai gardens, and villages to Co Loa Citadel. English-speaking guides such as John, Luke, and Joy share local history and daily life before a Vietnamese family meal. Groups are capped at 10.

“A truely unique tour which takes you out of the hustle and bustle of Hanoi. Had such a good time seeing the local sites on a more of transport which you most likely would have never experienced. The vesper and side car was lots of fun. Very saRead more”

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12.Duong Lam Village & Ba Vi National Park Jeep Tour From Hanoi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 80 reviews · from $89

Leave Hanoi with an English-speaking guide such as Zoom or Michael, ride a Vietnam Army Legend Jeep through rural villages, eat a home-cooked Vietnamese lunch, meet local farmers, and explore Duong Lam’s old lanes before returning to Hanoi. Groups are capped at eight.

“The tour gets five stars based on a well executed trip that delivered all it promised and a bit more - well delivered by our guide Zoom/Michael. No doubt that the best part of the trip was the visit to Duong Lam Village which was interesting anRead more”

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13.Hanoi Jeep Tours Led By Women: Hanoi Countryside Half Day

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 73 reviews · from $59

Spend four hours outside Hanoi in an open-air jeep with a female guide and driver. Visit Co Loa Ancient Citadel, a wet market, Lotus Lake, Hoi Phu broom makers, and a bonsai family along the Red River. Tea, food, coffee, water, helmets, pickup, and drop-off are included.

“Although we enjoyed the places we visited on this tour, we felt the tour guide could have provided more information along the way. At times it was hard to hear her while riding in the jeep. Having just arrived in Vietnam, we were impressed with how the driver managed in the traffic.”

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